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Schools and Institutions

Commodore Builders recently completed construction on the Conservatory Lab Charter School in Dorchester, Mass. / Full story page 25

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Life Science Development Gets Approval ‘Black in Design’ Mentorship Pilot Program Announced

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NOMA Connecticut Chapter Officially Chartered BAA Marks Major Milestone Maugel and Green Leaf Complete Medical Office Bergami Center Provides Hub for Collaboration

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Publisher’s Message

Anastasia Barnes An Oxford dictionary entry defines the word “March” as “the progress or continuity of something abstract that is considered to be moving inexorably onward.” In other words, it is the continuation of something that can’t be stopped…like media. Like life.

An Oxford dictionary entry defines the word “March” as “the progress or continuity of something abstract that is considered to be moving inexorably onward.” In other words, it is the continuation of something that can’t be stopped…like media. Like life.

That’s how I see this industry, life really. It’s unstoppable. Almost a year has gone by since the start of the pandemic and we’re all still here, in it together. High-Profile continues to be a resource for AEC news and a medium for professionals within the industry to share their insights, and we’re excited to see what this year will bring.

COMING IN APRIL: Annual Supplement on MEP and Building Energy!

To include your company contact HP at editor@high-profile.com.

When you’re done reading our March issue, turn your eyeballs to our 24-page Women in Construction supplement!

HP’s editorial team is delighted with the response we have received for the supplement, and we’re excited to share it with you!

17-19. Turn to page 14 to learn more about what this year’s conference will include.

As always, enjoy the read,

J.E.D.I. This month marks our first issue to include a J.E.D.I. (Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion) section, a recognition of its importance in our industry, and a place to highlight the people, companies and organizations that are implementing principles to further justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in their workplaces and communities. Turn to page 45 to check it out.

Heather Taylor, a campus planner and architect at Phillips Exeter Academy, kicks off our section on Schools and Institutions, featuring an annual update on the North Atlantic Region of the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP). This year’s event will be virtual and will take place from March

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I also want to bring to your attention a really cool story on page 30. The Connolly Brothers, a construction management firm based in Beverly, Mass., has been working on the ongoing maintenance and restoration of the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Mass. since before WWII. That’s over 80 years that Connolly has worked with this client. If you’re a lover of history, this museum is worth the drive to the North Shore of Boston; it’s the oldest museum in America!

Residential prices are up and it’s all driven by demand. We look forward to hearing from the industry about multiresidential trends in HP’s next issue.

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Deb Cronin, member of Carpenters Local 328, on site at the Tobin Bridge, working on the Chelsea Aqueduct project in Chelsea, Mass.

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Up-Front NOMA Connecticut Chapter Officially Chartered New Haven, CT – Formed in May of 2019, the founding members of the National Organization of Minority Architects, Connecticut Chapter were brought together through a call to action to drive the architecture profession in Connecticut forward. NOMAct partners with AEC professionals, local and state governments, students, and our communities to champion diversity, equity, and the education of architecture.

After 21 months, they received confirmation that NOMA Connecticut, Inc. (NOMAct) is officially chartered.

“We are grateful to have reached this milestone, and thankful for the support and efforts of our members, allies and sponsors over the last 21 months. I wish to shine a spotlight on our first president, Jose Hernandez, who had the courage to speak up and get the ball rolling, and to Gina Calabro and AIA Connecticut, who helped us take our first steps. I commend the determination and unity we showed during the challenges of 2020. We celebrate our charter while recognizing that our journey is only just beginning. It takes a village of us working together to banish racism and

Founding members of the newly chartered NOMA CT chapter gather at a NOMA CT holiday party.

provide better opportunities, remove obstacles, and be more intentional in how we include all people in our world,” said NOMAct 2021-22 president, Paolo Campos, AIA, NOMA. The chapter’s mission is to advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusion in the

architectural profession through mentorship, professional development, community outreach, and recognition. They will offer virtual and in-person programming, ample opportunities for professional networking through mentorship, community outreach, and recognition.

NOMA’s mission, rooted in a rich legacy of activism, is to empower local chapters and membership to foster justice and equity in communities of color through outreach, community advocacy, professional development, and design excellence.

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Hanover, MA – Callahan Construction Managers has begun its fourth assisted living project with Benchmark Senior Living, a provider of senior living services throughout the Northeast. Construction broke ground in January.

The new, over 91,000sf community will be located on Washington Street in Hanover. There will be 97 senior living units with 114 total beds. Featured amenities will include a library, full-

service dining room, activity rooms, wellness rooms, salons, and outdoor courtyards.

Working in partnership with Udelsman Associates, the project is on track for an early summer 2022 completion.

Benchmark of Hanover will be the company’s second South Shore community, along with Benchmark Senior Living at Plymouth Crossings.

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Dellbrook|JKS and the Procopio Companies break ground at The Mosaic at 69 Baldwin St.

Lynn, MA – New England construction management firm, Dellbrook|JKS, and The Procopio Companies have broken ground at The Mosaic, a new, six-story, 147,500sf mixed-use multifamily housing development with 146 units at 69 Baldwin St. The zero-lot-line urban site will be constructed with wood frame, steel podium, and will include 3,500sf of ground floor retail and restaurant spaces.

Amenities at The Mosaic include a courtyard pool, fitness center, top-floor club space with work from home and private dining suites, a sports lounge, roof deck, pet wash room, utility and bike storage, and at-grade parking for 38 vehicles.

“We’ve worked within a tight jobsite and schedule before so we’re looking forward to collaborating with our trade partners, the designers, and owners across

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Raffles Boston Back Bay Hotel & Residences Goes Vertical Boston – Raffles Boston Back Bay Hotel & Residences marks a milestone as its structure goes vertical. Opening in 2022, the $400 million, 35-story, LEED Gold project will be the first mixed-use property in North America for Raffles Hotels & Resorts.

Raffles Boston is developed in a joint venture between Trinity Stuart LLC (a partnership between two Boston entities: developer Jordan Warshaw’s The Noannet Group and hotelier Gary Saunders’ Saunders Hotel Group) together with Cain International, the privately held investment firm led by Jonathan Goldstein. Accor, the Paris-based parent of Raffles Hotels & Resorts, is the hotel management partner, and Madison Realty Capital is providing construction financing.

In what is a rare occurrence within Boston real estate, Raffles Boston secured the air rights over the adjoining University Club, allowing it to soar to 35 stories through the use of a cantilever structure designed by Boston-based structural engineers, McNamara Salvia. Boston-based architectural firm, The Architectural Team, Inc. (TAT), spearheaded Raffles Boston’s dramatic exterior.

Suffolk leads the project’s complex build. Following the groundbreaking in 2019, construction focused on demolition and below ground work for over a year.

Raffles Boston Back Bay Hotel & Residences / Photo by The Architectural Team, Inc.

In the spring of 2020, after a 10-week COVID shutdown, Suffolk reignited work as safely and quickly as possible, working with the city of Boston in order to take a proactive approach to COVID safety protocols and offer workers the highest quality of protection.

Recently, 1,428 cubic yards of concrete was placed for Raffles Boston’s seven-foot thick mat slab, which equates to six million pounds of concrete and 13 miles of rebar. Prior to pouring the mat slab, a dense field of six-foot wide caissons was drilled approximately 150 feet into bedrock; 1.5

million pounds of steel plate girders, fabricated from three-inch thick steel plate, tied the grid of caissons together. The concrete structural core and columns that form the building’s aboveground structure rest on this concrete mat slab.

The Tower Crane, active now, sits on the corner of Stuart Street and Trinity Place, and is 150 feet tall. It will climb up to 512 feet as the building tops out.

Working on two shifts, the Tower Crane focuses on the concrete core structure during the first shift, and erecting the first six floors of steel on its swing shift.

Once Raffles Boston reaches the seventh floor, the Tower Crane will revert back to work on the building’s concrete core and superstructure until the project’s topping out. The team of trade partners on the project site, managed by Suffolk, will soon expand to 80 ironworkers, carpenters, operating engineers, laborers, electricians, plumbers and other mechanical trades.

As the structure reaches the fourth floor, a 30-foot cantilever will gracefully curve out and over its 100-foot neighbor, the University Club, before climbing another 340 feet into the sky.

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Kaplan Completes Greater Lowell YMCA Renovation Boston – Kaplan Construction, a WBE general contractor and construction management firm providing comprehensive building programs across Greater Boston, announced it has completed interior and exterior renovations and an addition to the Greater Lowell YMCA located at 35 YMCA Drive in Lowell, Mass.

Kaplan gutted approximately a third of the existing 45,000sf building to update the YMCA for members, children, and staff and increase capacity by 50%.

New floors, walls, windows, and lighting frame the modernized space, which features three state-of-the-art preschool classrooms with dedicated toilet rooms, serving 60 children ages 2.9 to 5 years.

A second entrance with separate access controls was built, offering families and staff increased security.

Kaplan also fit out a 26-station computer lab, active science room, and a common room with individual boys’ and girls’ bathrooms for school-age children.

In addition, administrative areas received a facelift, featuring three new offices and

Greater Lowell YMCA community annex addition / Photo by Gregg Shuppe

a conference room for staff members.

A new 1,400sf one-story addition was attached to the rear of the existing building to create supplementary classroom space.

Known as the Community Annex, the addition was designed by Bargmann Hendrie + Archetype (BH+A+) to distinguish itself from the existing 1974 YMCA building. While the existing building is capped with flat roofs and

clad in a monochrome masonry exterior, the addition is clad in brightly-colored fiber cement panels and corrugated metal panels, reflecting the playful environment inside.

Kaplan reconfigured the footprint of the existing locker core to create four new locker rooms for boys, girls, families, and women. The men’s locker received a new sauna, and a new pool viewing room was

constructed to facilitate swim meets and lessons.

Outside, Kaplan installed all new vinyl siding and created a 2,000sf playground adjacent to the addition, featuring an asphalt track, play structure, and a cantilevered shade canopy. The playground is enclosed in precast curbing with new concrete sidewalks leading to the addition’s new entrance.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the building was partially closed to the public for much of the project. The restricted use provided Kaplan unfettered access, facilitating the installation of the new fire protection service and new ceilings throughout the building.

The project team members for this project include construction manager, Kaplan Construction; architect, Bargmann Hendrie + Archetype (BH+A); owner’s representative, Feldman Development Partners; structural engineer, Bolton & DiMartino; MEP/FP engineer, Allied Consulting; civil engineer, Andover Consultants; and landscape architect, Kyle Zick Landscape Architecture.

Bruner/Cott Completes Adaptive Reuse Project

Swift Factory

Hartford, CT – Bruner/Cott Architects recently completed an adaptive reuse conversion of the Swift Gold Leaf Factory in Northeast Hartford, a disinvested Connecticut community. Once the economic heart of its neighborhood

Swift Factory office space / Photos by Robert Benson

employing over 300 people at its peak, the factory closed in 2005.

Working with nonprofit partner Community Solutions of New York, Bruner/Cott has reimagined the former factory’s historical buildings and two

TRC Acquires EMI Consulting Windsor, CT – TRC Companies announced the expansion of its advanced energy capabilities with the acquisition of EMI Consulting, a Seattle, Wash.based firm that consults on the strategic development of clean energy solutions including energy efficiency, demand management, decarbonization and customer engagement.

With projects in over 20 states, EMI supports some of the largest utilities and communities in the country, complementing many of TRC’s

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“By acquiring EMI, TRC expands its value to energy and utility customers as a full-scope strategic consulting, advisory and delivery team fully equipped to support a cleaner energy future,” said Chris Vincze, TRC CEO. “Joining TRC gives our clients access to a complete suite of solutions and resources to advance their clean energy goals,” said Rob Bordner, president and CEO of EMI.

homes dating from 1887 to 1948 into a venue generating opportunities for job creation and training, educating youth, improving resident health, and spurring economic growth.

Architecturally, the transformation focused on repairing and restoring the neglected factory complex to its original character. Existing structures were gutted to make room for incubator kitchen space for fledgling local businesses, a community-based private school, and shared office space for local entrepreneurs and start-ups.

Opaque fiberglass windows, originally installed to block views of the gold leafing operation and to resist shattering, have been replaced with well-crafted black-framed glass windows. Most of the brickwork was left untouched. New steel awnings clearly mark entrances, and inside, new programs are identified with fresh signage among the building’s old columns and wood floors.

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“Collaborating with Community Solutions in the transformation of the Swift Factory has been inspiring,” said Jason Jewhurst, Bruner/Cott partner and principal.

“Community Solutions was invited by several local organizations to help transform the Swift Factory in 2010,” said Patrick McKenna, senior project manager. “Our first task was to ask the neighborhood what they needed and how the Swift Factory could help. The result of that survey led to a focus on creating jobs and economic opportunity for residents.

Ten years later, it is hugely satisfying to be seated in the transformed factory while watching Black-owned businesses bring jobs and life back to this former neighborhood anchor. Bruner/Cott, along with the design and construction team, played a critical role in helping us realize the vision of this ambitious project, which we hope will be a catalyst for future neighborhood revitalization.”

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BAA Marks Major Milestone Boston – Mayor Martin J. Walsh, city and state officials, and members of the Boston Arts Academy Foundation, along with Boston Arts Academy (BAA) representatives, raised the final steel beam into place recently to complete the structure of the new, $125 million BAA facility on Ipswich Street.

The BAA Foundation raises essential funds through philanthropic sources to bridge the gap between BAA’s allocation from Boston Public Schools (BPS) and the true cost of a high-quality arts education.

The topping-off ceremony marked a major milestone in the construction of the new building, transforming the school’s previous facility into a state-of-the-art education institution in the heart of Boston’s ever-expanding, diverse Fenway neighborhood.

The final steel beam being raised to complete the structure of the new BAA facility at the topping-off ceremony on Feb. 23

Rendering of Boston Arts Academy at 174 Ipswich St. in Boston

Expected to be completed by spring 2022, the new school will accommodate more than 500 students, an increase of nearly 15% from the current student body.

“This amazing school building will serve future generations of the most creative, artistic young minds from every neighborhood of our great city,” said Walsh.

The new five story building will expand BAA’s space from approximately 121,000sf to 153,500sf, and it will feature a bold glass facade, theatre marquee, rooftop green space, and new and greatly enhanced performance and rehearsal spaces, including a premier 500-seat theater.

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the latest technologies used by big-name artists and headlining entertainers, thanks to generous donations to the BAA Foundation by prominent local companies like Avid Technology. The facility will also include a gym and a health and wellness center for students.

Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh signing the final steel beam before it was raised

(l-r) Sean Curran, Waterville consulting principal and BAA Foundation board secretary; Denella Clark, BAA Foundation president; Anne Clark, BAA head of school; Lee Pelton, Emerson College president and BAA Foundation board chairman; and Jeff Rosica, Avid CEO and BAA Foundation board marketing committee chair

Boston Arts Academy provides artsintensive academic training for students from every neighborhood in Boston. Of the school’s 2020 graduates, 97% were accepted to college, many becoming the first in their families to do so.

Other BPS facilities projects in development include the new Carter School in the South End and the proposed $193 million state-of-the-art Josiah Quincy Upper School building in Chinatown. In addition, the city has been approved for 27 repair projects, resulting in $41 million in reimbursement from the MSBA at various BPS schools since 2015 to create more energy efficient buildings by replacing roofs, windows and boilers.

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Construction Begins on Adaptive Reuse Project

Wells School Apartments / Renderings courtesy of The Architectural Team, Inc.

Southbridge, MA – Arch Communities and WinnDevelopment, the multifamily housing developer within WinnCompanies, announced that construction is underway on a $25.7 million adaptive reuse project to transform the 104-year-old Mary E. Wells school, built in 1916 as the first public high school in Southbridge, into apartments for seniors age 55 and older.

Adaptive reuse techniques will preserve the historic features of the building designed by Peabody and Stearns, and nominated for the National Historic Register in March 2017. The project has been designed to achieve the Enterprise Green Communities certification, a U.S. standard for the design, construction, and operation of healthy, energy efficient and

environmentally responsible affordable housing.

Of the 62 apartments, 56 units will provide affordable housing at rents set at 60% of area median income (AMI). Local transportation, services, shopping and amenities are within walking distance from the property. The site is also within close proximity to Harrington Hospital and the public bus route.

Keith Construction is serving as the general contractor and The Architectural Team is the architect. WinnResidential will provide property management services to the property.

Once completed, the Wells School Apartments will feature a substantial amenity package, including an in-building

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laundry facility, fitness and yoga studio, tenant lounge, activity room, movie room, play space, game room, library and work pods, wellness suite, storage, and an internal courtyard. The property will include 66 parking spaces, of which four will be accessible. In partnership with WinnResidential, Tri-Valley Elder Services will provide a support services program available to residents living at Wells School Apartments.

“We’re extremely fortunate to work with our key partners who continue to support our efforts with critical funding including Gov. Baker and Lt. Gov. Polito, Secretary of State William Galvin, and the staff at the Massachusetts Historical Commission, as well as our valuable

partners at the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development, MassHousing, CEDAC, BlueHub Capital and The Massachusetts Housing Partnership,” said Arch Communities principal, Richard Relich. “I would also like to acknowledge our equity partner, Bank of America, who continues to make critical investments in communities across Massachusetts.”

The support of U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, whose district includes Southbridge, along with State Sen. Ryan Fattman and State Rep. Michael Durant, also helped pave the way for the project’s financing and approval.

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Katherine virtual. We welcome Heather Taylor will provide valuable insight on how participants and speakers from across our global changes are affecting the region and beyond. We are incredibly foracademic, research and public service tunate to have assembled a powerhouse mission of higher education. On March group of keynote speakers. This is not to 19, our day begins with a panel of be missed! presidents from the U.S., Canada, and Ireland, including Frances Bronet from Pratt Institute, Vianne Timmons from Memorial University, and Kerstin Mey from University of Limerick. The panel We kick off on March 17 with Edie will be moderated by Deirdre Fernandes Weiner, CEO of The Future Hunters. She of the Boston Globe. will captivate you and inspire us to imagConcurrent sessions both build on ine the possibilities with what we know the conference theme and provide some has been transformational change in this much-needed breaks from all-pandemic past year. We are honored to have Edie topics. Sessions include discussions on sustainability, technology, teaching join us. If you can, please check out Edie’s models, retention, planning for urban website at https://thefuturehunters.com/.

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institutions, state-wide system planning, the changing dining experience, student engagement and interesting/relevant project case studies, and more.

Conference participants are in for a bonus this year, as tours and a roundtable are included. They cover some interesting and hard-to-get-to projects and a discussion of different perspectives on student housing and addressing the pandemic from institutions in Ireland and England. Each day will also include a virtual chance to network and engage conference attendees.

Check out more about the conference on the Society of College and University Planning (SCUP) website at https://www. scup.org/conferences-programs/2021north-atlantic-regional-conference/.

Again, a huge thank you to our sponsors (there are still opportunities available), the conference planning committee, and the leadership and staff at SCUP National.

SCUP is all about planning – academic, institutional, strategic, fiscal, and facilities planning have been the cornerstones of the organization and, of course, engaging and networking with peers from institutions

and professionals dedicated to working with institutions – all in the name of advancing institutional missions and educating the next generation. How we learn continues to change and, this year more than ever, we have been catapulted into a future of new ways to learn and socialize.

The Conference Planning Committee is chaired by the immediate-past regional chair and director of capital planning, John Fogarty, and includes Jackie Falla, director of client services, Elaine Construction; Nasrin Fatima, associate provost for institutional research, effectiveness and planning, SUNY Binghamton; Bob Hicks, senior project manager, Stantec; Jillian Kavanagh, manager, office of the VP, Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University; Yvonne Kielb, program manager, State University Construction Fund; Ludmilla Pavlova-Gillham, senior campus planner, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Jennifer Stone, partner, Robert A. M. Stern Architects; Heather Taylor, campus planner/architect, Phillips Exeter Academy; and our partners from SCUP National.

Heather Taylor is a campus planner and architect at Phillips Exeter Academy and the chair of the SCUP North Atlantic Regional Council.

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Weston & Sampson Completes Aquatic Centers Reading, MA – Weston & Sampson recently provided construction, maintenance, and renovation services for three competition pool and spa projects.

Among those is the new aquatics center at the Margot Connell Recreation Center at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, which boasts a 10-lane, 427,000-gallon, 75 foot x 75 foot competition pool for swimming, diving, and water polo. The facility also includes a shallow learn-toswim recreational pool for private lessons for adults of all skill levels, made fully accessible with an entry ramp, along with an adjacent 17-person spa. The pool was constructed with a 4-foot-thick concrete floor to counteract water table buoyancy.

Boston College also retained Weston & Sampson to provide a full range of water quality monitoring and maintenance services to ensure water balance, indoor air ventilation, and overall air quality. Construction of the aquatics center was closely coordinated around the simultaneous construction of the new recreation center, which presented several logistical and planning challenges.

At Colby College in Waterville, Maine, the new Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center features Maine’s first 50-meter, Olympic-sized Myrtha pool, the largest in Colby’s athletic conference, that draws athletes from across the Northeast.

city of Waterville was pleased with the outcome of the pool at Colby and hired the firm for a complete tear-down and new design/build of its outdoor pool facility that will be completed in July of this year.

Finally, at Rhode Island College in Providence, renovations to the Sandra E. Surdut Swimming Pool, a 10,000sq, fivelane “L” shaped pool, included new tile renovation along with hydro blasting, new main drains, pool shell waterproofing, and crack repairs to bring the pool up to current standards and keep it in top condition.

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The 10-lane, 850,000-gallon pool has two moveable bulkheads, accompanied by two 3-meter diving boards and two 1-meter springboards. The new facility utilizes state of the art technology in air handling so that there are fewer harmful chemicals in the air and it is easier to breath. The aquatics facility also includes

three nearby warm/cool therapy spas.

Both the Colby and Boston College pools include Evoqua regenerative media filters that filter down to 1 micron for exceptional water clarity, along with medium pressure UV (ultraviolet) systems to eliminate chlorine-resistant microorganisms and chloramines. The

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KERRI ZAVISTOSKI Project Manager at Dimeo Construction Yale Schwarzman Center, 2021

What initially attracted you to the construction industry?

If someone told me that construction was my future while I was in college, I surely would not have believed them. While there are some who go into this industry knowing that they want a career in construction, my current position was not something that I saw coming. I began my career with a mechanical subcontracting company working in Human Resources, which is what I earned my Bachelor’s Degree in. Early on in this position, I began to get involved in helping with estimating, submittals, RFI’s, requisitions; whatever was needed, I did. Three years later I made the leap to work for a General Contractor. Flash forward 22 years and I am a Project Manager for Dimeo Construction feeling thankful that I made the switch in my career, that led me to where I am today.

How long have you been working in the construction industry?

I have been in this industry for 22 years.

What is your favorite aspect of your career/ the construction industry?

My favorite part about this industry and my position would have to be being a key player of all the various

stages that make up a project. From preconstruction to completion, getting to see the vision of a building jump from the blueprints and renderings to right in front of your eyes is a rewarding aspect of this industry. The fast paced nature of the construction industry is another aspect that always keeps things fresh and exciting.

What does your position as Project Manager entail in a day at Yale Schwarzman Center?

A typical day at YSC was filled with coordination meetings with the design team and trade contractors.

We were always working together to coordinate all the different elements and details of this massive project in order to allow the field team to implement the work on site.

What were some unforeseen challenges throughout the building process at YSC and how were you able to overcome them?

When renovating and restructuring a building that was built in 1901, the unearthing of unexpected conditions tends to be a daily occurrence. When you expect the unexpected, nothing is really unforeseen.

Our process at YSC involved ample collaboration with the design team to jointly solve any issues quickly to prevent avoidable project delays.

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Bergami Center Provides Hub for Collaboration New Haven, CT – Students at the University of New Haven now have access to a state-of-the-art, technology-enhanced academic building designed to foster the type of inspired collaboration that is an increasingly important component of workflow in high-tech and other market sectors.

University of New Haven’s Bergami Center for Science, Technology and Innovation

Designed by Svigals + Partners, the just-opened Bergami Center for Science, Technology & Innovation serves as a central hub of interdisciplinary academic and social activity for students and faculty.

“Bergami Center was conceived as a place that would stimulate the kind of productive, collaborative interaction currently leading to breakthrough thinking in institutional, corporate and scientific settings,” says Julia McFadden, AIA, ALEP, associate principal with Svigals + Partners.

The 45,500sf, three-story innovation

hub is organized around an artful, airy central atrium where students, faculty and administrators can congregate informally for conversations and breakout ideation sessions.

The Svigals design team engaged with University of New Haven faculty in visioning workshops to develop the programming, aiming specifically to cultivate three essential skills: working collaboratively, making prototypes through rapid interaction and development, and the ability to communicate ideas.

To that end, the Bergami Center features collaborative classrooms, huddle spaces, a teaching auditorium that functions as a cinema, a live broadcast studio, and a makerspace with a wood shop, 3D printers, and CNC cutters. The building complex is also equipped with an esports management teaching, training and varsity-level competition venue, and a cafe.

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Bergami Center, central atrium with integrated artwork / Photos by Peter Aaron/OTTO, courtesy of Svigals + Partners

rated throughout the building, evoking the process by which ideas and hypotheses evolve from concepts to experiments to solutions.

“The university’s leaders understand that their students need to be prepared for life after college,” says McFadden. “Bergami Center combines advanced technology with the collaborative modes that produce transformative thinking, offering students a place to acquire both the skills and the competitive edge they will need.”

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Precast Solidifies New Rec Center Boston College’s new precast concrete recreation center solidifies its culture of fitness and recreation. The $127 million, 245,000sf facility provides students with a one-stop fitness destination. The four-story structure includes a 25-meter swimming pool, multi-purpose courts, an elevated jogging track, climbing wall, wellness room, yoga studios, fitness rooms, training rooms, locker rooms and other amenities.

Cannon Design’s vision of the Margot Connell Recreation Center energizes and engages students while aligning the architecture with Boston College’s Gothic style. Various pieces inside and out of the building honor that aesthetic.

To create the space, designers needed a material that could support vast, open recreation areas on multiple floors and withstand pounding feet, dribbling balls, and other high-intensity sports.

“The structure had to span long distances over a swimming pool and basketball court while still providing adequate support to control the vibration from foot traffic and activities within the building,” explains Todd Haley with Unistress Corp. The aquatics center features custom precast concrete bents spanning 110 feet across and spaced at 22 feet on center.

Precast concrete has the ability to satisfy all of the structural requirements for the recreation center while still achieving the aesthetic needs of the high-profile complex. The structure includes two long-span precast concrete frame types

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that deliver a column-free space. In addition to gravity loads, the frames provide lateral force-resisting systems to satisfy seismic criteria and meet the functional and aesthetic requirements.

Restrictions on structural depth with long clear spans were constrained by the need to design for stiffness tuned in to the structure’s vibration response, and joints had to be designed to remain in compression under all potential loading.

This unique situation resulted in pre- and post-tensioning not typically seen in precast products and complex reinforcement design that had to fit in a small footprint of the precast columns and bents.

The use of precast concrete was critical during construction in the winter months.

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By making the insides of the center visible to the outside, and paying special attention to proportions, the building accommodates large volumes and meets circulation requirements. Utilizing the strength of precast concrete to stack four levels helped to achieve the college’s goals of transparency and additionally welcomes their programmatic goals.

The project team included owner, Boston College, Chestnut Hill; precast producer, Unistress Corporation, Pittsfield; architect and engineer, Cannon Design, Boston; and general contractor, Skanska USA Building, Boston.

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Research and Education Facility to be Built at UMass Med School

University of Massachusetts Medical School biomedical research building / Renderings courtesy of ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge

Worcester, MA – A new visionary, ninestory biomedical research building at the University of Massachusetts Medical School will support the development of therapeutics for some of the world’s most challenging diseases.

The new 350,000sf education and research building, designed by architecture firms ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge and ZGF, is expected to open in the fall of 2023.

The UMass Building Authority project includes Terva/Trident as owner’s project manager and Shawmut Design

Construction as project’s construction manager.

“By co-locating strategic research programs and leveraging the power of collaboration, we will be able to fulfill our vision of life-changing therapies for some of the most intractable diseases we face,” said UMass Medical School chancellor, Michael F. Collins.

The new building responds to demands in the Commonwealth and across the nation for more health professionals and life science researchers and will help attract top scientists and

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students to Worcester. Space is planned for a projected 77 principal investigators, and the building will house the medical school’s Horae Gene Therapy Center; the Departments of Neurology and Neurobiology; the Program in Molecular Medicine; a new Program in Human Genetics & Evolutionary Biology; and an FDA-compliant manufacturing facility for clinical trial therapeutics.

Designed to meet ambitious sustainability goals, to include achieving net zero energy and LEED Gold certification, the building’s architecture

integrates high-performance systems, including a double-skin facade and geothermal heat pumps. On the interior, the design emphasizes natural daylighting and transparency, active circulation, and generous social and interaction spaces to foster a productive and healthy environment for discovery and innovation.

“The new education and research building will address two grand challenges facing society: the threat of new and emerging diseases and the climate crisis,” says Toby Hasselgren, partner at ZGF.

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BC CHP Upgrade Wins Award Worcester, MA – In November 2020, Engineering News-Record (ENR) New England announced that the Boston College (BC) Central Heating Plant (CHP) Upgrade & Expansion was awarded the 2020 ENR Best Energy/ Industrial Project.

NECA contractor Ostrow Electric, based in Worcester, provided installation of the plant’s comprehensive electrical systems on a project team headed by general contractor, Consigli Construction Co. The architect on the project was Cannon Design of Boston.

Extensive upgrades were made to the existing five-story plant, and a new 9,000sf addition which connects to the plant significantly increases the facility’s capacity to meet peak load requirements.

The CHP provides service to 22 BC campus buildings.

Ostrow’s project scope entailed upgrading the existing building’s electrical infrastructure. The facility’s new electrical distribution system is comprised of a 2500A, 13.8kV to 480V substation which powers the plant, as

Boston College CHP upgrade and expansion / Photo courtesy of Consigli Construction Co. and ENR

well as a new 2000A emergency system fed by a 1MW generator. The switchgear powers three existing and two new highpressure steam boilers. Additionally, Ostrow provided a new fire alarm/lifesafety system, security system and low voltage systems that support upgrades

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to the building’s boilers. New energyefficient LED lighting was also installed throughout the building.

The facility is centrally located on BC’s Chestnut Hill campus and special work protocols and scheduling was required to maintain a safe environment at all times for students, faculty, and the general public on the fully-occupied campus.

All electrical work was performed while maintaining power 24-7 to the existing boiler plant throughout the project. The project allowed for one 72-hour shutdown of the existing plant over Memorial

Day weekend, which entailed extensive planning and collaboration between the BC facilities team and all contractors to develop an hour-by-hour schedule.

The project team met significant logistical challenges on the tight and congested site, which had limited points of access for deliveries and equipment.

Ostrow vice president and PM, Sam Ostrow, and foreman John Mikolajczyk supervised a crew of 10 IBEW Local 103 electricians and technicians in the 16-month project, which was completed in February 2020.

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Portland, ME – In separate selection processes, the University of New England (UNE) chose two Maine firms to design, engineer, and construct a new facility for its College of Osteopathic Medicine, to be relocated to the university’s Portland campus.

SMRT Architects and Engineers is providing full design services, while Ledgewood Construction is acting as construction manager.

The new 110,000sf facility will cap an integrated healthcare campus in Portland, integrating the university’s robust physician education with existing dentistry, pharmacy, physician assistant, nursing, dental hygiene, social work, nurse anesthesia, and physical and occupational therapy programs.

Consolidating its health professions education on one campus enhances opportunities for students and faculty to focus on collaboration, patient-centered care and improving population health.

This new medical school will include administrative offices for 180 faculty and staff and will relocate UNE’s data center

for both the Portland and Biddeford campuses.

Also planned are a digital health center focusing on telehealth, an interprofessional patient simulation center, an anatomy lab and a technologyenabled osteopathic manipulation laboratory, and enhanced site amenities and expanded on-site parking.

The new construction and associated renovations will focus heavily on best practices for medical education and team-based learning, with collaboration spaces and superb technology capabilities needed to advance future innovation and excellence for healthcare education.

“This project will allow UNE to bring its signature healthcare education to the next level,“ said Eric Mora, director for campus planning at UNE. “We understood the need to bring on strong partners for the design, engineering, and construction of our new building, which is the largest project ever undertaken by the university. Both SMRT and Ledgewood Construction bring immense expertise and experience.”

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Cambridge, MA – The King Open/ Cambridge Street Upper Schools and Community Complex is Cambridge’s first municipal building to attain LEED v4 Platinum Certification, and the second school in the country to achieve this recognition. The 273,000sf complex, located at 850 Cambridge Street, opened in 2019.

The $159 million facility is also the only school currently in Massachusetts to have attained both net zero emissions and LEED v4 Schools Platinum certification.

The US Green Building Council developed LEED v4 as the next generation standard for green building design, construction, operations, and performance. This version of the rating system includes a rigorous improvement in materials transparency, indoor environment, and occupant wellness.

The facility incorporates many sustainable and energy efficient technologies, including the city’s largest

solar array to renewably produce much of the energy needed to power it. The building is designed to use 44% less energy than a typical Massachusetts school.

When designing this facility, the city of Cambridge and its architects, William Rawn Associates and Arrowstreet, embraced two key ideas: the importance of maintaining open space and Cambridge’s commitment to inclusion, community, and lifelong learning.

In an effort to support new ways of teaching and learning, science and technology labs are prominently located, and interactive displays about sustainability and net zero features are located throughout the complex.

Site amenities and open spaces at the complex include two gyms, two basketball courts, the Charles Rossi Bocce Court, five playgrounds, an outdoor splash pad, Cambridge Street Plaza, Valente Reading Garden, a central courtyard/outdoor classroom, and a 380-seat auditorium.

Downes Selected as Owner’s Rep Providence, RI – Downes Construction Company president, David Patrick, announced the company has been selected by the city of Providence as owner representative to oversee public school construction projects, as the city continues its $278 million school construction program.

Downes will be responsible for monitoring all construction activity to ensure that the city is getting the maximum value from the projects.

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Downes’ Rhode Island program director, Joe Desanti, stated, “We would like to thank the city of Providence for their faith in our company. We look forward to a long and successful partnership to move Providence Public Schools forward.”

Downes has a long history of providing owner representative services, including work in Hartford, Conn. and surrounding cities. Downes has been in business for 87 years and successfully managed over $1 billion in public school projects.

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Dartmouth College Completes $28M Anonymous Hall Project

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Hanover, NH – Leers Weinzapfel Associates announced the completion of Anonymous Hall at Dartmouth College.

The building is part of a wider campus renewal plan.

Named for alumni and friends who have quietly supported the college over two centuries, the $28 million project transforms a vacant 1960s library into an administrative and social center for the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. The 32,995sf project includes new entrances for surrounding structures,

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The demolition of an unused laboratory adjacent to the former Dana Hall made way for an addition, which reorients the building to create campus connections to the south. The addition houses the lobby and a cafe with an adjacent terrace overlooking a green. Tied together by a spiral object stair visible from the south lawn, the building’s upper floors contain collegial faculty offices, classrooms, and places for

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interactive student gathering.

The rooftop level features a solar paneled canopy and a south-facing planted terrace that overlooks the Vermont hills, Baker Tower, and the iconic main campus. The walk-out graduate student lounge in the lower level opens to a protected courtyard below a pedestrian bridge.

The building was stripped to its columns and slabs to remove hazardous materials in the existing library walls before construction could begin. As a reused

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concrete structure in a cold climate, the choices of highly insulated terracotta-clad walls, triple glazed windows, and a photovoltaic canopy created a building with low embodied energy that approaches net zero energy usage.

The facade system is first-of-its-kind in the U.S., comprising multiple advanced technologies including vacuum insulated panels, krypton filled triple glazing, metal mesh integral shading, and toggle-held structural glazing (2 inch IGUs).

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Newman and DLR Group Design Schools of the Future

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Norwalk, CT – Connecticut-based Newman Architects, PC is about to supercharge its work in public school construction by forming a partnership with DLR Group, an integrated design firm with a worldwide reach and a core of expertise in K-12 design.

Newman/DLR Group is currently developing the facilities plan for Norwalk Public Schools, setting the stage for a school system of the future supporting 21st century learning for all of Norwalk’s diverse students. This facilities plan will serve as a basis for Norwalk’s future capital spending and provide the rationale

for facility initiatives.

Encompassing facilities conditions assessments of substantially all of Norwalk’s public school facilities, the study also focuses on aligning Norwalk’s bricks-and-mortar facilities with its overarching educational philosophy and approach. Priorities in creating a 21st century learning environment were established through a series of Benchmarks’ Colabs and a virtual tour focused on demonstrating best practices of research driven design leading to educational equity.

Both the facilities conditions

Canyon View High School / Photo by Tom Reich, courtesy of DLR Group

assessments and Benchmarks’ Colabs included robust engagement with all of Norwalk’s constituents – board of ed, district staff, school administrators, teachers, students, and the broader school community – to ensure that the master plan equitably provides the settings for Norwalk’s future-oriented educational mission, for all of Norwalk’s neighborhoods and families.

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March 2021

Aligning Aspirational Design with Cost Certainty:

The OPM Balancing Act on a University Project

by Raymond Keough A capital project represents a major investment of a university’s resources.

In the world of higher education project planning and development, a consortium of stakeholders is typically involved during conceptual planning, design and construction of a proposed project. This stakeholder group may consist of university planning, end-user groups, education leaders, and sometimes fundraising or third-party external groups that may have a vested interest in the project, such as life sciences and R&D. Pair this group with a hired designer and planner and a project grows from an idea to an actual concept. To round out this early effort, an owner’s project manager (OPM) is typically hired to independently represent the interest of the university and funding agents.

The task of project development starts with identifying program needs - the where, the why and the what - all leading

to the end result. During this time, the stakeholder group begins the process of developing scope, establishing design and engineering concepts with the intention of transitioning the project from something north of an idea to a conceptual plan that has a framework and some design parameters. It is exactly at this point that the OPM must shine. For us, it begins with developing “cost certainty,” a deliverable that assures the university we have evaluated the ideas and concepts of the early stakeholder group and established a cost budget “roadmap” that is true and precise within a reasonable contingency.

This sets the tone for the project and keeps all stakeholders aligned.

Some OPMs like ourselves develop cost internally: We maintain a fullservice cost estimating group experienced in all phases of work including MEP and specialty divisions of construction.

Other OPMs who do not retain internal cost estimators will contract out cost estimation as part of their effort to support the client. Either way, the overarching need to pinpoint cost and budget is paramount.

Utilizing lean management principles, I have found that when we are tasked with facilitating projects, we are extremely effective in managing all

project stakeholders, keeping everyone aligned with scope, cost, bid and construction information. By leading this effort, we build support among the stakeholder team to reach the “preferred solution,” the sweet spot, where design moves from aspirational to reality and cost is established and well within the parameters of the client and funding authority. We do this often with our clients at the University of Rhode Island, Rhode Island College, Bryant University and Providence College, among others. By working collectively and collaboratively, we become a trusted resource to the

stakeholders and can foster strong communication and outreach that keeps the work and deliverables on track and in concert with the overall initial ideas and goal first identified by the team.

All stakeholders are valued for their expertise and contribute individually to the success of a higher education project.

In the end, the success of a project is always judged on the merits of meeting aspirational design and final cost – hopefully, both align.

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Representatives of the City Kids program visited the neighborhood parish school to donate 10 new Chromebooks that will help students with remote learning and at school.

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City Realty VP of operations, James Caruso, visited Saint Brendan on behalf of City Kids to present the new Chromebooks. The donation is especially timely with the need for more at-home and remote learning during the pandemic. City Kids has donated nearly 2000 Chromebooks to urban youth in-need, helped build computer labs in schools and youth organizations, and provided other forms of support to boost education for children in Boston.

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Commodore Completes Conservatory Lab Charter School “They had a true and a clear understanding of what needed to be done with the space before we could actually visualize it, and for me that was very important because we had a lot of important and unanswered questions about what was possible,” said CLCS COO, John Chistolini.

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Dorchester, MA – The construction of the new Conservatory Lab Charter School (CLCS), located in Dorchester, marks the beginning of a new era in the school’s history with a number of new and updated facilities for students.

The three-story, 41,000sf building provides students with a space to learn, collaborate and thrive in a spacious, modern educational environment. It includes updated classrooms, offices, music performance spaces, a cafeteria, gymnasium, and two lab areas.

Managed by Commodore Builders, a $400 million veteran-owned construction management firm, and designed by Arrowstreet Architects, a Boston-based architecture and design firm, this Chapter

149A project required a strong level of collaboration with all of the involved parties to create an innovative and functional space for students and teachers.

Managing construction in an abutting Dorchester neighborhood can be difficult.

Through coordination, communication and public outreach, Commodore Builders successfully carried out the project while actively involving various members of the community along the way. A communitywide groundbreaking ceremony was held with many locals in attendance, as well as Boston’s Mayor, Marty Walsh, who is a native of Dorchester himself.

Although construction was halted for nine weeks because of the pandemic, the project was successfully completed prior to the beginning of the fall 2020 school year.

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Many challenges arose during construction including the discovery of seven unforeseen underground storage tanks that needed to be removed before construction could even begin. After a series of inspections, soil testing and cleanings, the tanks were successfully removed with very minimal disruption to the project.

Classrooms were designed with bright colors and lots of natural light to inspire and motivate students.

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Restoration and Renovation Delphi Completes Church Renovation Project Chatham, MA – Multi-market construction management firm, Delphi Construction, has completed work on the historic First Congregational Church of Chatham on Cape Cod, established in 1693.

The $2.4 million project consisted of the construction of a new organ chamber for the congregation’s rare, custom designed organ built for the church by the Casavant Freres Organ Company of Quebec, Canada; the addition of a new, multi-stop elevator to improve handicap accessibility; expanded administrative offices; additional bathrooms; and the introduction of a new vesting room in the church’s sacristy.

Delphi vice president, Corey Heaslip, congratulated his team, the staff and congregants on completion of the project.

“Delphi is honored to have been entrusted with handling the work on this historically sensitive building that building more accessible to those with means so much not only to church disabilities, and helping to preserve this members but to other residents of historic treasure for future generations,” Chatham and visitors to the lower Cape Heaslip said.

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The organ itself, valued at nearly $1 million, was painstakingly disassembled and trucked to Quebec for cleaning and restoration before being returned and

installed in its new location.

Delphi worked closely with the church’s building committee; owner’s project manager, Pomroy Associates; architect, Patrick Guthrie; and Coastal Engineering; to deliver the successful project on time and on budget.

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Inc.ubate Opens New Location

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Hamilton, MA – Inc.ubate Coworking announced the opening of its third location at the historic Patton Homestead in Hamilton. Joanna Ciampa worked as interior designer for the project.

Located at 650 Asbury Street, options at the new location include shared or private office space alongside newly rehabilitated common areas. Members

can work from inside the historic home around an old New England fireplace or outside in an Adirondack chair overlooking the 23-acre estate.

The grounds include public access to the Ipswich River for kayaking or canoeing, walking trails, bird watching, and plenty of space to hold an outdoor event or activity. The new location also has a number of conference room areas within the historic home, barn, and stables for various events.

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• To revitalize downtown and historic areas of the communities where it operates and to make it a destination for professionals, their clients, and coworkers

• Become a local hub and driver of ideas for local business/economic development • Establish a working/learning culture • Support local scholarship, improved educational access, professional development, and community health and wellness

General Electric HQ Reno Awarded Boston – In November 2020, the General Electric corporate headquarters renovation was awarded ENR New England’s 2020 Best Renovation project.

NECA Boston member, Lynnwell Associates, headquartered in Quincy, Mass., served as the primary electrical contractor, providing comprehensive electrical construction, fire alarm, tel/ data and security renovations in the two historic New England Confectionary Company (NECCO) buildings, which were originally built in 1907.

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Connolly Brothers Continues Renovation at Peabody Essex Museum Submitted by Connolly Brothers Tracing its founding roots to 1799 with the East India Marine Society, the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) is a cultural gem and the oldest continually operating museum in America. The museum began housing what Salem sea captains referred to as “natural and artificial curiosities” in the East India Marine Hall in 1825.

Today, this historic building is nearly as impressive as the famous artifacts that it houses.

Over the years, the museum, colloquially known as the PEM, has added on to its original building including, most notably, the 2003 construction of an expansion designed by world-renowned architect and urban planner Moshe Safdie. As museum goers from around the world visit the PEM, they are greeted by an expansive structure that feels both contemporary and yet also in line with the rich history of Salem, Mass., including the original 1825 building.

While perhaps not as glamorous as the museum’s major 2003 expansion, keeping that original building in excellent condition for nearly 200 years is a maintenance accomplishment, and Connolly Brothers, a construction management firm founded in Beverly, Mass. in 1880, has played a behind-the-scenes role in doing so since

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before World War II and through four generations of the Connolly family.

PEM interim COO, Robert Monk, says, “Institutions like ours have to approach construction projects differently than most commercial operations, and Connolly has been

a terrific partner, not only on the construction itself, but in working with us on estimates, scheduling, planning, budgeting, and management.”

Connolly’s most recent work for the PEM includes the exterior and partial interior renovation of Plummer Hall on Essex Street in Salem, in collaboration with Schwartz/Silver Architects. As the museum launches a campus master planning effort, a major focal point will be adaptive reuse of this critically important historic complex. The project involved installing a new fire protection system as well as historic restoration work on the exterior of the building, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Built in 1856, Plummer Hall was the original location of the Salem Athenaeum and was subsequently sold to the Essex Institute, a predecessor institution to PEM. As a historic structure, the renovation process requires the utmost

care to ensure no unwanted marks are made on the architecture.

“There is a level of experience that is essential to being successful in a historic environment like that,” says Jay Connolly, president of Connolly Brothers.

“When you’re talking about, for example, restoring the exterior of a very old brick building with a lot of ornate stone, copper, and slate roofing systems, and when you’re working in a building that is an active museum, you’ve got to be confident that everyone involved in the project understands that the level of detail needs to go above and beyond a typical restoration project.”

That attention to detail was also critical on the redevelopment of a building to serve as PEM’s Collection Center and Phillips Library and Reading Room in Rowley, Mass., a facility that houses original documents from the Salem Witch Trials, among other timeless pieces. Stephen Connolly IV, the company’s fourth president, notes that Connolly, which has experience in constructing clean rooms for tech sector clients in need of exacting precision, made sure it got the HVAC systems just right to control temperature and humidity for long-term preservation of historic documents and works of art.

According to Monk, “They are pros and their longevity is testament to how they treat and interact with their clients.

Not many companies can say they have been family-owned for five generations, and in addition to professional practices, they are just nice people to work with.”

“We have experienced a lot of the growth that PEM has been through together with them, and we’ve had a wonderful relationship throughout all these many years,” affirms Jay Connolly, noting that Connolly Brothers is also a proud PEM corporate sponsor. “It is a special thing to have worked on so many projects for an institution that is a true cultural staple in our region and in our nation’s history.”

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Historic Motorcycle Factory Converted into Affordable Housing Springfield, MA – Part of a local area redevelopment program in Springfield, The Mason Square Apartments II at Indian Motorcycle adaptive reuse and renovation project consisted of converting a former motorcycle factory into 45 affordable rental apartments including one-, two- and three-bedroom units.

Vacant for decades, the 55,000sf, five-story, brick building’s tall, arched windows had been boarded up for years.

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The project team included owner/ developer, First Resource Development Company, Hanover; architect, The Architectural Team, Inc. (TAT), Chelsea; and general contractor, NEI General Contracting, Inc., Randolph.

Mason Square Apartments II is located in the McKnight National Historic District of Springfield at 837 State Street. The property is listed on the U.S. National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places.

Originally built in 1890, the building

is famously known as the Indian Motorcycle’s former manufacturing mill facility. The company is credited with producing one of the first motorized bikes. Their employees’ efforts, and the motorcycles they made, contributed to providing agile transportation to U.S. troops in World Wars I and II. First Resource Development Company recognized the need to preserve the

building’s architectural legacy. In addition, it celebrated the property’s significance to the community by incorporating “at Indian Motorcycle” as part of the official name.

To retain the building’s historic aesthetic and enhance its modern performance, First Resource worked closely with The Architectural Team and NEI General Contracting. Existing

masonry was repaired, and the former factory’s massive interior timber beams were retained. The large window openings were also preserved, and approximately 1,300 new, high-performance, doublehung units from Boston-based Diamond Windows & Doors were installed.

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Stantec Selected for Mixed-use Project Boston – As part of its vision for a vibrant Dorchester Avenue, real estate developer Core Investments, Inc. has selected Stantec to lead master planning and urban design of its proposed On the Dot mixeduse development, along with building design in Phase 1.

Situated on 9.1 acres of former industrial land in South Boston, Phase 1 of the project would include 2.5 million sq. ft of office, lab, research, pharmaceutical manufacturing, mixed use commercial and residential and retail space. Approximately 1.1 acres of the site will be dedicated green space designed to improve resiliency and accessibility in the area.

As part of its role, Stantec is leading architectural and sustainable design, master plan development, and urban design.

The team is working in collaboration with project partners, which include VHB for civil engineering, Howard Stein Hudson for transportation planning, and Halvorson for landscape design.

Four new buildings are proposed with the Phase 1 plan, along with the repositioning of two existing buildings adjacent to the master plan area, at 2 and

“On the Dot presents a transformational opportunity to reinvigorate an underutilized site to better serve the community through improved open space, resilient features that better manage flooding, amenities that complement the neighborhood, and modern space that supports futurefocused industries.”

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Anchoring the site would be a sustainable lab and office building with ground floor retail. Located at 505 Dorchester Ave., the building is planned as part of Phase 1 of the development.

“On the Dot presents a transformational opportunity to reinvigorate an underutilized site to better serve the community through improved open space, resilient features that better manage flooding, amenities that complement the neighborhood, and modern space that supports future-focused industries,” said B.K. Boley, Stantec senior principal.

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Somerville, MA – ZRE Development, a producer of multifamily housing in Boston, has selected The Congress Companies as construction manager for its 65-71 Bow Street project, a 25 unit, five-story multi-family residential building including one-story of retail, in Somerville.

Peter Quinn Architects of Somerville provided all interior designs. The project team also includes civil engineer, Design Consultants Inc. of Somerville; mechanical engineer, Norian/Siani Engineering, Inc.; and structural consultants, Hayes & O’Neill LLC. The development is designed and will be constructed to Passive House Institute US standards, a sustainable construction concept that provides for high-quality buildings with extremely low energy consumption and comfortable,

healthy living conditions. Zero Energy Design of Boston is the Passive House consultant.

“We are elated to partner with The Congress Companies to build the first large scale mixed-use building in Somerville, designed to achieve Passive House standards. High performance buildings are the future of the industry and we are proud to be at the forefront,” said Scott Zink, president of ZRE Development.

Congress worked with the design team to manage the project though the preconstruction and construction phases, delivering preconstruction and construction phase scheduling, lineitem budgeting, value engineering, cost estimating, and evaluations of alternative building system options.

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Construction Complete on Cardinal Cushing Centers MarketPlace Beverly, MA – Connolly Brothers, Inc., a construction management firm serving private commercial, industrial, and institutional clients, announced it has completed construction of a new 20,000sf MarketPlace Building in Hanover to house the Cushing cafe, thrift store, and gift shop, along with state-of-the-art training classrooms for Cardinal Cushing Centers, Inc. After shutting down at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the retail stores resumed operation when the $10 million MarketPlace Building opened on Dec. 1, 2020.

A nonprofit organization founded in 1947 in Hanover, Cushing Centers began as a day and residential school for students with intellectual disabilities. With additional locations in Braintree, Cushing now supports over 600 individuals of all ages, with the goal of helping each student and adult to become included and independent members of society.

Connolly Brothers demolished an existing structure on the property before beginning site work and construction.

The three-story building is a slab on grade conventionally framed steel structure designed to complement the existing historic campus buildings. The first floor has retail space for the cafe, including a full-service kitchen, a thrift store, two

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After a new parking lot was built along one side of the building, Connolly adjusted and modified the other two parking lots to create a seamless parking area around three sides of the new building.

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The second floor includes four classrooms, four offices, and a bathroom with a shower. The third floor is dedicated to mechanical equipment. New energy recovery units were installed and are a source of fresh air and air circulation for

outside the main entrance and features tables and chairs where people can sit to eat outside.

Designed by ARC/ Architectural Resources Cambridge to meet the center’s sustainability goals, the new MarketPlace serves as a gateway to the Cardinal Cushing Center and a gathering place for both Cushing Center students and the surrounding community.

The facility is being planned in two phases. The current phase houses retail establishments owned and operated by the center and staffed by students, as well as six classrooms dedicated to the Vocational Services Program which provides on-site vocational and educational experiences. Phase Two will ultimately house administrative office suites, an employee training center, and additional learning spaces.

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Industrial Keough to Provide Services for GDEB Project East Providence, RI – Keough Construction Management continues its service to General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB), providing project management services at the Quonset Point location.

Keough has provided project management services for several projects at the facility dating back nearly 10 years, including the recently completed AFC Phase 1 Building (Automated Frame & Cylinder) and the Bay 4 East Modifications/Press Project.

As part of GDEB’s Facility Master Plan program (FMP), Keough is responsible for oversight and management of construction projects at the facility.

The FMP program has been developed to implement construction of facilities at the Quonset and Groton sites, to keep pace with increased production demands in support of the expanding Virginia Class and Columbia Class Nuclear Submarine Program for the U.S. Navy.

“We are proud to support the critical projects and infrastructure expansion under the FMP program. Teamwork, accountability, and collaboration are producing positive results and the successful turnover of projects for GDEB,” notes Raymond Keough, president.

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AFC Phase II Construction encompasses a 75,000sf addition to the AFC Phase 1 Building. The AFC Building supports production of Columbia Class submarine modules.

The High Capacity Turning project involves engineering and construction of a heavy lift concrete pad for the crane rotations of submarine sections.

The project includes the purchase of the

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The Pipe Packaging G2 Facility includes the renovation and fit-out of an existing 147,000sf building into a manufacturing building for the Virginia and Columbia programs.

The Advanced Manufacturing Building encompasses the construction of a new 90,000sf ground up manufacturing facility.

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Corporate

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Glynn Electric Opens NH Office

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Salem, NH – Glynn Electric, one of the largest electrical contractors in Massachusetts, announced the opening of a new office on Northwestern Drive in Salem.

Executives at the company said the move is aimed at extending the firm’s regional reach and enabling more efficient service for new and existing commercial and residential customers in New Hampshire. Glynn’s Chris Girard is heading up the new division.

Vito Rubini, president of Glynn Electric, said, “Investing in this additional physical infrastructure while continuing to develop our local workforce will enable Glynn to better serve our New Hampshire,

Middlesex county and western Massachusetts customers and bring our full suite of services to the community.”

Glynn has been in business for more than 30 years and has over 250 employees in Massachusetts. Dan Kennedy, business development manager, said, “Glynn has long been a presence in New Hampshire on the construction side, but our new office will allow us to significantly expand on the services side while being much more responsive to the needs of commercial and residential customers.”

Founder Matt Glynn said Glynn will not be just another business in town; it will be an actively engaged member of the community.

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Springfield, MA – Dietz & Company Architects, Inc. announced it is now 100% employee-owned through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

An ESOP is a benefit plan that allows employees to earn stock in the firm and serves as a long-term retirement benefit for all employees as owners. Kerry L. Dietz, AIA has been the sole owner of Dietz & Company Architects since its founding, and this is a big but exciting transition in ownership and leadership for the firm.

All 30 current employees are now part of the ESOP. Dietz has also selected five employees to take on new leadership roles within the firm. Kevin Riordon AIA, Jason Newman AIA, Craig De Jong AIA, and Lee Morrissette AIA have all been promoted to the title of principal, and Tina Gloster has been promoted to chief

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As the ESOP is managed by a trust, of which Dietz is the trustee and thus continues to be majority owner, Dietz & Company Architects, Inc. will retain its status as a certified Woman Business Enterprise (WBE) for the foreseeable future.

The new board of directors of Dietz & Company Architects, Inc. will be Dietz, chair; Kevin Riordon AIA; Tina Gloster, CFO; Amy Jamrog, CAP, CASL, ChFC, CLU, founding partner and CEO of The Jamrog Group; and Eric Bernardin PE, vice president/regional client executive, Fuss & O’Neill, Inc. Dietz & Company Architects was assisted in this process by Spinnaker Trust, Empire Valuation Consultants, Bulkley Richardson, and Devine Millimet.

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With Grit and Polish:

Colossale Concrete Becomes Colossale Siteworks Submitted by Colossale Siteworks Dominic Colossale Sr. founded Colossale Concrete in 1954, two years after emigrating from Naples, Italy to New Britain. He started his business with a wheelbarrow and sledgehammer and built it to become one of the state’s major site construction firms with the capacity to service large-scale, fast-track projects, schools, municipalities, and commercial developments.

The company feels this is an appropriate time to re-examine the brand to better reflect and convey Colossale’s full range of capabilities. Now in the hands of Dom Sr.’s sons Michael, Dominic Jr., Carmine, and Bob, the brothers want

(l-r) Colossale brothers Bob, Dominic Jr., Carmine and Michael, principals and owners of Colossale Siteworks

to position themselves to become better known for their expertise in site/civil construction, hence the new name.

Principal Michael Colossale says:

“We are continually inspired by our dad who got our business off the ground. We have stayed true to his spirit of courage, generosity and hard work. The new name

says it all. The next generation is on board to continue our dad’s legacy. We are excited to bring a new look forward and know Dom Sr. would be proud.

“My brothers and I like to say we’ve smoothed out some of his rough edges – we still bring the grit, but we also bring the polish.”

Dacon and Bake ‘n Joy Collaborate on New Production Facility

by Lauren Nowicki Dacon Corporation has begun the design and construction of a 46,900sf facility for Bake’n Joy Food’s North Andover headquarters. This project entails the renovation of an existing 38,000sf, 1970s industrial facility for production along with north and south side additions for baking and offices. The construction is

in response to supporting operational efficiencies and continued product expansion to meet consumer demand.

Bake’n Joy Foods is an 80-year-old bakery products firm that supplies frozen ready-to-bake batters, baked items and dry mixes to retailers and food service entities.

In the same year that the U.S. entered WWII, Abraham Ogan saw an opportunity to help burgeoning corner bakeries by creating bread and donut mixes using

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“people with heart,” maintaining a unique belief that employees will inherently do well regardless of skill level if they are empathic towards others and willing to learn. Here, kindness is an important cultural attribute for brand values and atmosphere. Additionally, customized product development, quality and a heritage of agile product development fuel success, resulting in exponential sales and employee growth.

This project includes a bakery, packaging and freezer areas to house state-of-the-art equipment that ensures production keeping up with demand. The design rationale centers on operational efficiencies to support continuous sales growth. With process engineering critical to operational efficiency, water and grease systems, as well as a state-of-the-art spiral freezer which instantly preserves food, are incorporated.

“Bake’n Joy is an example of American ingenuity identifying trends before demand begins. With consumer demand for diversified products, their growth is inevitable,” says Kevin Quinn, Dacon’s CEO. Lauren Nowicki is director of marketing at Dacon Corporation.

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Trends and Hot Topics

Applying Lessons Learned from Education to Community/Not-for-Profit Leverage Every Dollar

by Fawn Walton Pellegrini JCJ Architecture is fortunate to be working with the Boys and Girls Club (B&GC) of Hartford on the design of a new club to serve children and families in the city’s south end. In our role as design professionals, the firm endeavors to bring the full range of experiences and lessons learned across all projects to each commission. In our work with the B&GC, we are applying sensibilities and strategies that we have honed as part of our education practice to a project that will provide a combination of after school care and supportive programs for neighborhood kids.

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When you combine B&GC’s well developed program of academic, social, and community activities with an open, exciting, and dynamic environment, incredible things become possible. As in

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many of JCJ’s public school and higher education projects, we are designing a space at the BG&C that will adapt to changing needs and operate on a nearly 24/7 basis.

Classrooms, conference rooms, and handson learning spaces will be equipped with furniture and equipment solutions that will adjust to meet the shifting needs of both users and the outside world. We want to make sure that, as new patterns for learning and interaction begin to emerge, the facility can seamlessly adjust to the needs of club members, volunteers, and professional staff.

Space as an Equalizer

For many of the club’s members, this facility will be a destination, and for some a safe haven. Creating a safe, engaging, and welcoming environment is crucial for youth to be able to connect with the club and think of it as a second home. Like many K-12

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schools, functions within the building will be zoned; particular attention has been paid to adjacencies and strategies that support constant visual supervision. JCJ’s goal was to create a harmonious environment by combining natural light, colors, textures, sounds, and forms with meaningful spatial characteristics. From the club’s central game room/commons to the tech rooms, lounge, arts, and TV recording and performance studio, our goals were to create activated spaces that support productive interactions and positive self-image.

In design for education, we are always looking to be good stewards of taxpayers’ funding. For a project such as the B&GC where every dollar saved is a dollar that goes directly toward the B&GC mission, we have flexed those skills to the utmost.

JCJ has been fortunate to work with BBE as construction manager for this project.

From strategic repositioning of ductwork in order to decrease linear footage, to specifying as-equal manufacturers, to strategic decisions about foundations and glazing, the team has come together in an incredible way, working through the details in order to contain and decrease costs without cheapening the building or diminishing the design intent.

In the summer of 2021, the Boys and Girls Club of Hartford’s Southend Club will open its doors and begin serving 1,500 children with homework support, college and career skill building, leadership and service programs, continuing education classes for high school diploma, and a full range of sports, recreation and wellness programs.

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Healthcare Maugel and Green Leaf Complete Medical Office

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Hudson, MA – Maugel Architects, a commercial architectural design firm specializing in healthcare facilities, and Green Leaf Construction, a construction management, design build and general contracting firm, have completed the 5,000sf medical office suite for Acton Medical Associates located at the Shops at Highland Commons in Hudson.

With the addition of the Hudson satellite location, Acton Medical now has four locations: a main office in Acton

and two other satellites, also designed by Maugel, in Harvard and Littleton.

At the Hudson location, Maugel worked closely with the team of doctors, nurses, and administration to bring Acton Medical’s high standards in adult and pediatric primary care to the Hudson community. The new facility includes a treatment room, central nurse station, laboratory, phlebotomy draw station, consultation space, 10 exam rooms, and physician offices and support spaces for

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Maugel and Green Leaf Construction worked with the engineering team of TF Moran, Design Day Mechanical, and Pristine Engineers. Construction began in September 2020 and was completed in late December. The new location is now open to patients.

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Rutland, MA – Bowdoin Construction was recently selected as construction manager for a new 5,800sf residence building on the campus of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health in Rutland.

Designed by Nault Architects of Worcester, the new residence facility will have 12 bedrooms, providing 24 beds.

Additional spaces include a kitchen, dining room, two recreation rooms, laundry facilities, bathrooms, and staff offices. For the well-being of the residents,

the design called for the integration of ligature-resistant and tamper proof building materials and finishes.

Construction is well underway, with the project team having broken ground on the active campus in October 2020.

Representatives of Bowdoin say they are proud to be on the team helping this important client better serve those living with emotional, behavioral, or cognitive differences, through new modern facilities.

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RTO Office Suite Completed

“Can Do” Is Our Only Attitude Reichheld Ting Orthodontics dental office / Photos courtesy of Maugel Architects

Lowell, MA – Maugel Architects announced the completion of the dental office suite for Reichheld Ting Orthodontics (RTO) in Lowell.

Located in the recently renovated Market Basket plaza on Wood Street, the fit-up included six orthodontist bays, two consult rooms, sterilization, brushing stations, a 3D printing lab, waiting and reception, and a staff lounge. This was Maugel’s third project for RTO, having previously designed offices in Acton and Westford.

The project began simultaneously with the state mandated lockdowns last spring. The team of Maugel Architects, Pinnacle Construction, Design Day Mechanical and Shepherd Engineering worked through COVID-19 restrictions to deliver the project safely and efficiently.

Top priority was given to understanding COVID-19 precautions, researching the cleanability of materials and fixtures, and providing flexible design solutions that could be easily adapted once restrictions were lifted.

To create patient separation, Maugel designed brushed stainless steel frames that held Lumicor panels aligned with the ceiling soffits that can be removed once restrictions ease. Wall-mounted faucets at brushing stations and consult rooms were specified to minimized countertop surface cleaning, and wall tiles were installed at sink areas to withstand extensive cleaning.

The strip mall location presented a design challenge. The team worked

through various layout options to ensure the long, narrow clinical space with limited natural light felt intimate, but not claustrophobic. While RTO mainly services youth, it was important to the doctors that the space be professional and sophisticated.

The RTO team is known for its Shark Nation mascot and patient reward system, which is advertised via vibrant wall posters throughout the dental suite. Maugel developed a neutral, yet intentional, finish palette to showcase the promotional materials rather than compete with it. The patient experience was further enhanced through the selection of high end materials and finishes. Solid surface quartz was used to tie together different zones of the suite. The material is visible in the angled reception desk, brushing stations and ortho bays.

In the ortho work area, the stone material flows continuously across countertops, up backsplashes and over partitions back to the floor. Not only does this reduce the spaces that dirt can collect, it emphasizes the sleek look desired by the doctors. The stone material was partnered strategically with wood tone laminate cabinetry to maintain the warmth of the space and create a welcoming environment for patients and staff.

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Life Science DPS to Design Vibalogics Manufacturing Facility Boxborough, MA – DPS Group, a privately-owned, global engineering, procurement, construction management and validation (EPCMV) firm, has been selected by Vibalogics, a global contract development and manufacturing organization, to design a new, 110,000sf late-phase clinical and commercial manufacturing facility at 1414 Massachusetts Ave. in Boxborough.

Equipped with state-of the-art technology and the ability to support a significant capacity increase, including 2000L scale bioreactors and additional fill-finish capabilities, the new $150 million facility is expected to be operational by the second half of 2021.

The facility incorporates the use of traditional on site construction methods alongside turnkey modular cleanrooms for the cGMP suites. DPS worked closely with Vibalogics and cleanroom vendor Germfree throughout the project to deliver a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility with maximum cost and schedule efficiency with no compromise on quality,

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functionality, and flexibility.

The building previously served as the East Coast R&D headquarters for Cisco

Systems. DPS was engaged in June 2020 to provide architectural and engineering concept, basis of design, detail design,

and construction administration services for converting the facility for cGMP use.

Site development will include spaces for office and administration, QC/R&D laboratory, warehousing, GMP, utilities, and parking to support 100 employees.

The facility will be built to meet the Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines for biosafety level 2 Large Scale (BSL-2LS).

“DPS has designed a space for us which offers room for multiple drug substance suites, ensuring we can be flexible and efficient, to meet the current and future demands for our customers,” said Tom Hochuli, CEO at Vibalogics.

Vibalogics specializes in the production of oncolytic viruses, viral vector vaccines and viral vector gene therapy products.

In May 2020, the company was selected

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Life Science Development Gets Approval Watertown, MA – The Boston Development Group (BDG), an investment management and real estate development firm, has received approval from the Watertown Zoning Board of Appeals for a proposed life sciences development at 66 Galen St. in Watertown.

BDG plans to build a major life science campus totaling nearly 450,000sf of Class A Office/ R&D LAB. Its proposal addresses the goals outlined in The Watertown Comprehensive Plan, and builds upon the burgeoning life science cluster in Watertown that has evolved and accelerated over the last several years.

The development team includes Elkus Manfredi Architects, Ground, VHB, Moriarty, and Vannasse and Associates.

The project is expected to break ground in early 2021.

Seeking to capitalize on market conditions, BDG assembled several parcels along Galen Street which was previously seen as a blighted, autocentric strip of abandoned buildings and vacant land. This project will help improve the traffic and bus circulation and provide an iconic building which will enhance the entrance into Watertown Square. When combined with BDG’s owned property at 51 Water St., the entire site totals in excess of five acres of prime developable land at the confluence of Watertown Square

Life science development at 66 Galen St. in Watertown / Rendering courtesy of Elkus Manfredi Architects

and the Charles River.

Designed by Elkus Manfredi Architects, BDG’s phase 1 plan features just over 200,000sf of LEED Gold certifiable office and lab surrounded by 44,000sf of open and green space (40%).

Ground, a landscape architecture firm located in Somerville, is designing a pair of parks that will provide tenants, visitors, and neighbors a place to pause and recharge amid lush plantings and distinct seating pockets.

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Build Better Podcast Providing a Pathway for Students in Engineering

by Emily Langner On season 2, episode 6 of the Build Better podcast, Anastasia welcomed Rohan Freeman, founder and president of The Freeman Companies, a multi-disciplinary engineering design and construction services firm in Connecticut. He is also included among a select group of alumni to be nominated to the University of Connecticut (UCONN) School of Engineering’s Academy of Distinguished Engineers.

In 2014, Freeman established the UCONN School of Engineering “Freeman Companies BRIDGE Endowed Engineering Scholarship,” to support minority and female students with an interest in civil engineering who have overcome obstacles such as socioeconomic or educational disadvantage.

Freeman shared more about the challenges low-income students face when attending college, and the ways others can provide opportunities for these students to pursue careers in the industry.

Freeman grew up in Jamaica and in 1984, came to the U.S., eventually attending college at UCONN. He explains, “When I went to college, I felt like I was

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on an island by myself. I didn’t have a support structure and most importantly, I didn’t know where to go for help. I was the first person in my family to go to college. That made things harder than they needed to be.”

Freeman says that while low-income students are attending college, most often their biggest challenge is having the money to pay for food, books, computers, and other necessities. He says, “If you’re going to college, you shouldn’t have to worry about having the money to eat.

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That creates a barrier to learning, when you’re focusing on having enough money to eat instead of on what you’re studying.”

His own experience in college influenced his decision to establish the scholarship for engineering students at UCONN. Because low-income students lack an effective support system, the scholarship is given in perpetuity. This tasks the university with providing support to them throughout the year, so they know they have somewhere to go for help. By providing that extra money for the students, they can focus their time and energy on their studies.

Freeman’s advice for students is to “take initiative for your own life.” He says, “If you don’t know something, go and ask and get some help. Try to reach out to other professionals to ask questions so you can make decisions that would impact you.”

Freeman’s advice for students is to “take initiative for your own life.” He says, “If you don’t know something, go and ask and get some help. Try to reach out to other professionals to ask questions so you can make decisions that would impact you.”

He says that 35% of the staff at The Freeman Companies is now women and minorities, reinforcing the importance of continuing to support and educate young people as they pursue careers in engineering. For those companies in a position to help, he encourages them to get out and talk to kids about engineering, or to consider providing scholarships.

He says providing opportunities for lowincome students to excel in STEM fields allows them to build wealth and pursue meaningful careers, benefitting both the students and their communities.

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Northern New England TFMoran Provides Services for Sports Dome Hooksett, NH – Engineering firm TFMoran, Inc. has announced that southern New Hampshire will soon have its own vaulted dome, designed for indoor sports such as men’s and women’s lacrosse, field hockey, soccer, flag football, baseball, softball, and more. The New Hampshire SportsDome was spearheaded by local youth-sports supporters Joel Hatin and Frank Bizzarro.

The state-of-the art, elite turf surface complex is located on Benton Road in Hooksett. The facility is an air-supported structure with a translucent roof (allowing in natural light) above a 350-foot by 230foot turf field, with a maximum ceiling height of 72 feet at its center. The field can be divided in half providing two soccer fields for 9 versus 9 play, or one full-size 11 versus 11 field.

The dome is heated and insulated for winter use, and air-conditioned for summer play. As the term “air-supported” suggests, the structure is held up by air pressure, maintained by a high-tech system of blowers and controls.

TFMoran was retained to provide local and state permitting services, civil and traffic engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, and construction

were carefully designed so that snow and snowmelt could be conveyed safely and efficiently away from the structure and surrounding parking through an open drainage system of swales and infiltration basins.

“Luckily, the design and construction team had incredibly dedicated individuals working on the project, who carefully considered all options to make this project a reality,” concluded Golon. “It was a real team effort!”

The New Hampshire SportsDome / Photos by NH SportsDome CEO, Joel Hatin

administration services for the new sports dome. Construction has been led by general contractor Severino Trucking Co., Inc. with the air inflated structure provided by The Farley Group.

“As you might expect, proposing a firstof-its-kind structure in New Hampshire wasn’t without some unique hurdles,” said TFMoran principal, Nicholas Golon, PE.

“Given its magnitude, siting the structure to minimize sightlines from adjacent properties, while maintaining required setbacks and providing the necessary utility infrastructure, were challenging issues. Another significant element was snow removal, to make sure that snowfall would not pose any risk of damage to the structure. Site grading and drainage

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Philanthropy Griffin Electric Donates $100K to New England Food Pantries Holliston, MA – During the holiday season, Wayne J. Griffin Electric, Inc. (Griffin Electric) donated $100,000 to several food pantries throughout New England and the Southeast. Griffin Electric and the employees throughout its corporate headquarters and regional office locations also participated in charitable causes that included toy, gift, and additional financial donations.

During the holiday season, Wayne J. Griffin Electric, Inc. (Griffin Electric) donated $100,000 to several food pantries throughout New England and the Southeast.

Continuing its annual tradition of supporting the Holliston Pantry Shelf, Griffin’s New England region adopted families through the organization’s Mitten project, providing local children with various holiday gifts. Office employees also collected donations to

Griffin Electric employees donated hundreds of toys to local families in need this past holiday season.

the food pantry, an organization that has provided food to Holliston residents in need at no charge since 1993.

In the Southeast, employees in Griffin’s Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham, and Duluth regions each partnered with the

U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program. Collectively, Griffin employees in these regions donated hundreds of toys for local kids in their respective areas.

While maintaining close ties to the community has always been

embedded in the Griffin Electric culture, representatives of the company say they recognize that this past year has been particularly challenging and felt even more compelled to pay it forward to those in need.

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Municipal Marr Erects Steel at Logan’s Terminal E Boston – Since January 2020, Daniel Marr & Son (DM&S) has been working at Logan Airport’s Terminal E Modernization Project for steel fabricator Beauce Atlas to install 550,000sf of metal decking, and erect 5,500 tons of steel.

The massive project involves modernizing and expanding the existing terminal with roughly 320,000sf of new construction. Four new aircraft gates will be added to the international terminal and the building itself will become a sustainably constructed, highperformance and resource-efficient space.

The new gates will accommodate more flights due to a forecasted increase in international travel. DM&S expects to complete work on the expansion in June.

For over a year now, DM&S has worked in multiple phases to connect the current terminal building with the new expansion, which spans over the existing Checked Baggage Inspection System (CBIS) facility. In September 2020, DM&S erected two massive trusses to span over the CBIS facility and support the steel framing of the expansion’s new floor and roof above.

Each truss, weighing approximately 42 tons and 65 tons, was shipped to the

The cantilevered steel framing creates an “orb” effect, a prominent design feature of the new structure and a challenge to erect, requiring precise sequencing and tight tolerances to maintain proper elevation.

site in three sections and pre-assembled on the aircraft side of the tarmac. Once assembled, they were hoisted into position using a 550-ton hydraulic Liebherr crane. The operation required careful

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coordination with the project’s general contractor, Suffolk Construction, and Massport.

The prominent design feature that characterizes the project includes multiple roof levels that curve and slope in two directions. To support these elevations, DM&S installed 11 architecturally exposed and tapered bi-pod columns inside the building that reach as high as 60 feet at the peak of the roof.

On the landside of the expansion, DM&S is currently erecting the “ORB”: long cantilevered framing members that are being installed at varying elevations over a span of 500 ft. The installation has required precision sequencing to maintain tight tolerances and proper elevation and

to accommodate facade components that cover several thousands of feet.

Additionally, DM&S is performing work inside the existing terminal for the construction of new elevators and various other renovations and upgrades. This portion of the project will be phased over the next couple of years.

Throughout the project, sister companies Marr Crane & Rigging (MC&R) and Marr Scaffolding Company (MSC) have been on site supporting DM&S in various capacities. MC&R’s 300-ton crane was utilized to erect and dismantle a tower crane, and a 90-ton rough terrain crane is currently in use for the ORB construction. MSC’s Aerial Lifts Division has several booms and scissor lifts on the project as well.

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J.E.D.I. ‘Black in Design’ Mentorship Pilot Program Announced Boston – Perkins&Will and the Harvard Graduate School of Design (Harvard GSD) announced the launch of the Black in Design Mentorship Program pilot, an initiative that aims to promote greater representation of Black talent in the design industry.

Originally conceived by students and Perkins&Will professionals at the 2019 Black in Design Conference, the mentorship program will fill a critical educational and career gap in the design profession by fostering meaningful and lasting relationships starting as early as high school.

The program forms three-person teams composed of one Perkins&Will professional, one Harvard GSD student, and one high school student. This arrangement enables Harvard GSD students to learn from Perkins&Will professionals and, simultaneously, hone their mentorship skills with their matched high school student. All participants will complete a 10-week curriculum with discussion topics ranging from design thinking to networking to Black design legacy.

Seven individuals from each group – 21 participants in total – will complete the program over the course of the year. To form the inaugural cohort of high school mentees, program organizers extended invitations to select Boston-area schools.

Student volunteers from the Harvard GSD African American Student Union (AASU) and AfricaGSD comprise the

graduate school leg of the program, and volunteers from Perkins&Will’s Boston studio make up the third leg.

Once the pilot concludes, organizers will integrate feedback from all participants, refine the program structure and content as needed, and expand outreach through a broadened application process. Participation will be offered on an annual basis in the future.

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ULI Appoints Huntley Washington – The Urban Land Institute (ULI) announced that Sonia Huntley has been appointed as the institute’s senior vice president for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).

Huntley, who was formerly ULI’s vice president for global customer service, will report directly to President Gwyneth Jones Coté. She will be responsible for heightening ULI’s overall focus on DEI, including significantly increasing the representation of under-represented groups within its membership, staff, and leadership, and helping tackle structural systemic racism within the real estate industry.

Huntley was a co-leader of ULI’s DEI initiative, and served on its member/staff DEI council. “Sonia is a proven leader, both at ULI and in the DEI space,” said Coté. “The DEI position is incredibly important, not just for the institute but for the real estate sector and communities across the United States.”

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ing this program to lay a solid foundation for future relationships to flourish,” says Laura Snowdon, dean of students and assistant dean for enrollment services at Harvard GSD. “We have paid careful attention to the development of the curriculum, and we look forward to incorporating thoughtful feedback from our pilot group to inform the future program.”

“Design firms have a responsibility to be champions of justice, equity, diversity,

and inclusion in the profession,” says Brooke Trivas, a Harvard GSD graduate and principal at Perkins&Will. Trivas serves on the firm’s diversity council and has been a part of the mentorship initiative since its inception. “Our vision for this program is to empower both high school and graduate students to understand what is possible, pursue their interests, and develop their strengths.”

The students and professionals responsible for developing the Black in Design Mentorship Program include: EXECUTIVE BOARD: • Brooke Trivas, principal, Perkins&Will • Rania Karamallah, designer, Perkins&Will • Laura Snowdon, dean of students; assistant dean for enrollment services,Harvard GSD • Sebastian Schmidt Dalzon, administrative director, initiatives and academic projects, Harvard GSD • Megan Panzano, program director, undergraduate architecture studies, assistant professor of architecture, Harvard GSD ORGANIZING TEAM: Sonia Huntley

the summer of 2020 accelerated ULI’s resolve to promote DEI as a fundamental force for creating thriving communities worldwide, and the institute has taken a number of steps to increase awareness of and dismantle systemic biases in the real estate industry.

• Kelly Teixeira Wisnaskas, assistant director of student support and services, Harvard GSD • Kim Wong, HR manager, Perkins&Will • Rachael Dumas, research knowledge manager, Perkins&Will • Caleb Negash, student, Harvard GSD (AASU) • Whytne Stevens, student, Harvard GSD (AfricaGSD)

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Trends and Hot Topics

Design Build: In-House Architecture superintendent – harmonizes to produce the best product possible. The ability to have open and honest communication ensures expectations are met.

Realistic Design and Budget Goals

by Jen Luoni A common misperception within the design build methodology is that architecture and design do not coexist under the same roof or that design is of lesser quality due to the idea that the general contractor is viewed as the dominant entity. Many clients do not realize that true design build is composed of in-house architects, and only see architects under the umbrella of the general contractor, thereby forsaking creativity for obedience to construction principles. The reality is that architecture plays an equal if not greater role.

THE ADVANTAGES Architect as Team Member, not Outlier

Within the true design build method, all team members are recognized as equals to the project’s success. Expertise across roles – architect, project manager or

In-house pricing enables architects the ability to align design expectations with budgets. In traditional construction models, a lack of cost understandings leads to over design by many architects. However design build’s value engineering component enables manipulation of the design to attain optimal product for the cost.

Hands-on Experience

Integration within the entire build process engenders enhanced knowledge of construction details, overall product performance, means and methods. Learning through experience and close interaction with subcontractors allows greater understanding of product functioning in the short and long term.

Accelerated Engineering Process

Performance based design allows for engineering to be strategic instead of wrapped within a single line process.

Without the need of drawings to get the client to the end goal, engineering can be done in segments to allow phases

of construction to proceed even if drawings are not complete. Architects are not stifled by details backed by broad based experience which pushes facility drawings forward Additionally, experience gained from working with field staff in a non-confrontational environment is key.

TODAY’S RELEVANCE

Within a market of economic fluctuation, design creativity and timelines can still prosper when utilizing design build.

Costs will always play a predominant position within the overall outcome of facility design, yet synergistic decisions between architect and builder streamline processes and create design efficiency while qualifying costs. The design build environment creates a mindset for growth, understanding and experience that enables the best client outcomes.

Jen Luoni is director of operations – architecture at Dacon Corporation of Natick, Mass.

Using your HVAC System Against COVID-19

by Scott Henriques Since the COVID-19 virus is primarily transmitted via the aerosol of human expiration, your school’s HVAC system can play a critical role in the virus’ transmission. As an HVAC engineer, people often ask me if they can do anything with their existing HVAC systems to help mitigate the spread of the virus. While each individual HVAC system will have limitations as to what can be achieved, here are some practical approaches that might be applicable for you.

• Ensure your HVAC equipment is routinely serviced. Worn belts and clogged filters can reduce air flow, and malfunctioning or stuck dampers can inhibit proper amounts of outside and exhaust air.

• Increase the effectiveness of the

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HVAC filtration system. Air filters in the majority of existing buildings are not designed to capture microscopic biological matter. Filters such as MERV13 filters, however, are designed to arrest particles the size of a water droplet, the primary carrier of COVID-19 and a host of other biological contaminants.

These more restrictive filters, though, will increase the back pressure of the fan system and reduce the amount of air flow, but in some cases the fan speed can be increased to compensate for this.

• Increasing the amount of outside and exhaust air will reduce the concentration of particulates, decreasing the probability of an infection. This strategy is most effective when outside temperatures are moderate and the heating and cooling coils are not stressed. This may increase your energy costs though and will be limited by the actual equipment.

• If you’re interested in actually disinfecting the air in your buildings, two primary means are germicidal ultra-violet light (UV-C) and bipolar ionization (BI). A typical UV-C system involves exposing the air to biologically destructive UV light, killing the virus

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over time, similar to the way a pool skimmer collects surface contaminants.

BI involves installing a BI generator in the HVAC equipment to flood the space to a specified concentration to destroy the virus and other contaminants, similar to shocking a pool with chlorine.

No matter your situation, my best

advice is to hire a reputable HVAC engineer, the equipment manufacturer’s representative, or an HVAC contractor to help you determine your best option or combination of options.

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Awards Moody Nolan Honored First Black-Owned Architecture Firm to Receive AIA Award Boston – Moody Nolan was recently honored with the 2021 Architecture Firm Award, the highest honor the American Institute of Architects (AIA) bestows on an architecture practice. The award recognizes a firm that has consistently produced distinguished architecture for at least 10 years. This is the first time a Black-owned architecture firm has ever received the award.

“We are delighted to be recognized with our industry’s most prestigious award for our work, which always has been grounded in a belief that a diverse design team is more creative and delivers architecture that better responds to the needs of the community,” says Jonathan Moody, who succeeded his father in the role of CEO in January 2020.

Moody Nolan/Boston is part of the Omni development in the Seaport, the first of Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) precedent-setting designations based on the inclusion of minority and women-owned companies.

Moody Nolan/Boston also partnered with local architectural firm, Arrowstreet, as part of the Lincoln Property development team, which was awarded Parcel H by the

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Massport board on Jan. 14.

Moody Nolan/Boston is currently working with the developers of the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport to design and execute the interior spaces of the hotel, located across the street from the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. The 1.1 million sq.ft. mixed use development,

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which includes a Life Science and Technology Career Center, has been heralded for its innovative approach in creating real participation from Boston’s minority and women investors.

“The changes that I’ve seen happen in and around Boston over the past 15 years are truly amazing. It’s been really exciting

to be part of it with our work on the Omni Hotel and now our continued work with Parcel H. I’ve had the opportunity to connect and reconnect with so many great partners, consultants and clients in my current role with Moody Nolan,” said Scott Mandeville, director of operations for Moody Nolan/Boston.

TFMoran Awarded Best Engineering Firm Bedford, NH – TFMoran was honored by the NH Business Review as the 2021 “Best of Business” in the Engineering category for the ninth consecutive year. Awards are based on a poll of 4,700 NH Business Review readers.

According to Bob Duval, president of TFMoran, “This recognition from NH Business Review Readers, year after year,

is a tribute to the ‘putting clients first’ ethic that our employees practice every day, and the positive impact they have on our community.”

The BOB Awards honor the best of business across New Hampshire in over 90 business-tobusiness categories. The award ceremony will be held virtually on April 1 and is free to attend.

Didona Presented with CTASLA Award Alain LeBlanc (l) presents the safety coin to Wayne Blais

Raymond, NH – Jewett Construction announced the presentation of the Jewett Construction Safety Excellence Award to Superintendent Wayne Blais.

The Safety Excellence Award is presented to employees that follow good safety behaviors, drive Jewett’s safety standards on project sites, and go above and beyond to ensure that Jewett is the safest contractor in the region.

Blais has a proven track record of job site safety. He works hard to drive the schedule while keeping his sites safe

and clean. In 2020, his job sites have consistently proven to focus on safety with great scores from the routine CRM inspections. He is currently on Jewett Construction’s PH Electric project in Plaistow.

Alain LeBlanc, field operations manager at Jewett Construction, stated, “At Jewett Construction, safety is priority number one on-site and we proudly embrace a safety culture by empowering all of our employees to adhere to safe work practices.”

Danbury, CT – Didona Associates Landscape Architects in Danbury announced that the chair of the Connecticut Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (CTASLA) Awards Committee, Gwen Heerschap, presented the first Elizabeth Bullard Award to principal of the firm, Jane Didona, for her sustained record of volunteer service and distinguished design practice.

Bullard was a pioneer in the profession, becoming the second female member of the American Society of Landscape Architects and elected as a fellow of the ASLA in 1899.

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Weston & Sampson Announcements

SLAM Promotes Ellithorpe Glastonbury, CT – The S/L/A/M contractors through the compreCollaborative announced the hensive programming, design, promotion of Catherine “Cathie” documentation and construction J. Ellithorpe, AIA to principal. of projects. As an architect with a Based in the firm’s strong interest and understanding Glastonbury office, she joined of all facets of the AEC industry, SLAM in 1994, and has she is also the first woman memdeveloped an expertise in the ber on the SLAM Construction public education and corporate Services board of directors.

Ellithorpe sectors.

Ellithorpe has worked on In her role as project manager, more than 300 projects at SLAM she guides architects, consultants and and has managed nearly 150 of them.

Jewett Promotes Holcomb Fremont, NH – Jewett Constructor of field operations at Jewett tion announced the promotion Construction. “George’s dedicaof George Holcomb to general tion to safety on job sites is an superintendent. asset to this team. His keen eye Prior to his promotion, for safety, quality, scheduling, Holcomb held the title of and project budgets will benefit superintendent. In his new role, he all of the projects we have in will oversee and manage project place for 2021 and beyond. job sites and act as a mentor for Holcomb has been instruHolcomb all incoming field employees. mental in optimizing Jewett “This promotion reflects Construction’s field strategy and George’s many contributions to Jewett has been in the construction industry for over 40 years.

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Rocky Hill, CT – Design, engineering, and environmental services firm, Weston & Sampson, recently made several personnel announcements.

Matt Jermine, P.E. has joined the company as a senior project manager in its Wastewater practice. He has nearly 20 years of extensive planning, design, and construction experience Jermine across a diverse range of sewage collection, treatment, and disposal system projects.

Michael Richard, PE has been promoted to discipline leader in the company’s facilities group. He is a civil and environmental engineer with more than 20 years

of experience in the permitting, planning, and design of municipal facilities and solid waste projects.

Nick DePalermo, who is responsible for street and highway design, traffic and drainage plans, cost estimation, and technical drafting, recently earned his P.E. license in Connecticut. As a certified NETTCP HMA paving inspector, he plays a major role in assisting on roadway inspections.

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DiPrete Promotes Barnett Cranston, RI – DiPrete team at DiPrete, Barnett leads Engineering, a civil engineering the firm’s RFP/RFQ process and surveying firm located in and helps with proposal writing.

Cranston, has announced the She manages all aspects of the promotion of Kaitlyn Barnett to firm’s communications includdirector of marketing. ing company newsletters, press Barnett joined DiPrete in releases, website, social media 2017 after working at a public platforms, and other marketing relations firm in Providence. She initiatives. Barnett also oversees Barnett has over eight years of marketing the design of company collateral, and communications experience coordinates networking events and client across multiple industries including AEC, meetings, and practices best SEO stratnonprofit, technology, healthcare, hospiegies to help the firm gain exposure in tality, and more.

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Top row: Daniel Cefaratti, Kristina Chasse, Michael Gannon, and Adam Gower. Bottom row: Daniel Morin, Michael Palleschi, Stephen Prusaczyk, and Bryan West

Bloomfield, CT – BVH Integrated Services, P.C. announces several promotions as part of its strategic business planning and growth initiatives.

Daniel Cefaratti, PE, LEED AP; Stephen Prusaczyk, PE, SE; and Bryan West; have been promoted to project manager. Kristina Chasse was promoted to computer system specialist. Michael Gannon, PE, CCP, CEM, LEED AP; Adam Gower, PE, CCP; and Michael Palleschi;

were promoted to associate principal.

Daniel Morin, BCA CCP, NEBB BSC/CP, LEED AP has been promoted to senior commissioning project manager.

“BVH fosters a culture of continuous improvement and prides itself on offering opportunities to learn and grow professionally. These team members have been a key part of our success, and we are excited to see them continue to progress their careers at BVH,” said Karl Frey, P.E., CEO.

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ReArch Promotes Two

Fletcher Joins Surety Bond Professionals

South Burlington, VT – ReArch Company announced the promotion of Peter Post from project engineer to assistant project manager, and Jesse Rowe from foreman to assistant superintendent.

In his new position, Post is responsible for organizing and maintaining project documentation, assisting the estimating team with preparing bid documents, creating the scope of work for subcontractors, preparing contract documents, and coordinating change management.

He starts the procurement process for the project management team by developing and maintaining budgets throughout a project.

In his new role, Rowe is responsible for establishing a close working relationship

Natick, MA – Surety Bond to her clients and forging positive Professionals (SBP), a surety relationships with underwriters agency in the Northeast, and coworkers. announced that Krista Fletcher “We are delighted that Krista has recently joined the company has become part of our business as a client services representative. family,” says Mark Leskanic, Fletcher has been working president. “In addition to perin the industry most recently as forming her job as a client service a bond assistant. With a backrepresentative at an exemplary Fletcher ground in hospitality and a paslevel, Krista provides uncondision for surety, she is committed tional support and service to our internal team.” to providing exceptional customer service

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with site subcontractors and providing them with direction and oversight. He also takes a lead role in site safety, working closely with subcontractors and the superintendent to comply with company policies.

He recently managed two projects as site representative and delivered both on-time.

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Littleton, MA – Triumph Modular announced that Neil MacKenzie has joined the company. His experience includes preconstruction planning and estimating for complex permanent modular projects.

Formerly, he spent many years with several large general contractors, and will help Triumph create value for owners in pursuit of a better way to build using prefabrication. His immediate focus will be the affordable and student housing markets.

Alix Joins AEM Marlborough, MA – American Energy Management (AEM), a smart building systems integrator founded in 1978, announced the hiring of Rob Alix as senior account executive for its Smart Buildings team.

Alix has spent the last nine years helping developers, engineers, and contractors in

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In his new role at AEM, he will focus on expanding its customer base in the commercial real estate, healthcare, and life science markets.

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Calendar AGC MA March 9 at 10:00 AM Spotlight On: Businesses Owned by Women of Color Join AGC for a panel featuring a frank discussion about businesses owned by women of color.

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